"Steve can carry on playing Yes music same as we did," Wakeman told Rolling Stone. "We were just as guilty calling it Yes Featuring ARW, which I objected to vehemently. There's no reason we can't go out and play the music, but I really feel that the name should have been retired. I think it was disrespectful to Chris. There were all sorts of stories going around that, 'Oh, Chris wanted it to continue.' I know for a fact people that spoke to Chris and that isn't true."

"When Steve lost his son we were on tour as ARW and we were just genuinely absolutely gutted; it was just horrendous," Wakeman said, regarding the tragic death of Howe's 41-year-old son Virgil two years ago. "I did send him an email with no reply necessary...'cause I knew Virgil. There's a sort of a brotherhood in Yes; there's been some ludicrous things said. I find some of them quite funny."